Table 2 Perinatal data of all infants included in the present work.

From: Assessment of neonatal EEG background and neurodevelopment in full-term small for their gestational age infants

Perinatal data

SGA (n = 50)

AGA (n = 44)

Significance P value

Birthweight (g)

2140.14 ± 330.09

2987.16 ± 522.32

<0.001

Body length (cm)

44.11 ± 3.23

49.47 ± 2.40

0.009

Male sex

27/50 (54 %)

21/44 (47.7%)

0.44

Head circumference

32.20 ± 1.50

34.06 ± 1.59

<0.001

Birthweight percentile

1.87 ± 2.05

47.98 ± 27.45

<0.001

Gestational age

37.73 ± 1.73

38.10 ± 2.00

0.69

Maternal age

33.14 ± 5.22

33.75 ± 5.20

0.58

Maternal smoking

(11/50) 22 %

(3/44) 6.8%

0.046

Cesarean delivery

(18/50) 36 %

(8/44) 18.2%

0.07

Apgar (1 min)

8.44 ± 1.36

8.59 ± 1.07

0.56

Apgar (5 min)

8.89 ± .451

8.92 ± 0.363

0.79

Umbilical cord PH

7.239 ± .069

7.256 ± 0.068

0.34

Cerebroplacental ratioa

1.215 ± .557

1.694 ± 1.281

0.08

Maternal educational level

  Primary school

(7/50) 14 %

(5/44) 11.4%

0.77

  High school

(22/50) 44 %

(26/44) 59.1%

0.23

  College/university education

(21/50) 42 %

(13/44) 39.5%

0.60

  1. aOnly nine AGA neonates had registered their CPR after 31th week of gestation